Smartphone App Detects Early Signs of Eye Disorders in Children

A prototype smartphone app helps parents detect early signs of various eye diseases in their children such as retinoblastoma, an aggressive pediatric eye cancer. The ComputeR Assisted Detector LEukocoia (CRADLE) app searches for traces of abnormal reflections from the retina called leukocoria or “white eye,” a primary symptom of retinoblastoma as well as other common eye disorders.